Overview

Today, IBM® announces increases in monthly license charges (MLC) on select operating system and select middleware software programs and their features. For the affected programs, the price changes will only apply to the following monthly license charge (MLC) software pricing metrics: VWLC, AWLC, EWLC, AEWLC, PSLC, CMLC, FWLC and TWLC. The price increase for a given program will be approximately 4% depending on the features selected.

The timing of this announcement allows most clients to understand these changes before budgeting for the following year. Please note that in this instance IBM is giving more than the contractually required ninety days’ notice of an increase in charges.

Effective January 1, 2017 monthly charges will increase for the following programs attached in the excel file in this price change announcement letter.

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State and local government customers: The new annual and monthly charges will be effective at the beginning of your fiscal year that starts on or after January 1, 2017.